Senior sister, stop working and go home for dinner.

Chapter 478 People of the Immortal Alliance

Xiao Lu raised her head, her face still wet with tears, showing a mixture of confusion and disbelief. She looked up at Chen Anran.

"You...you really want to help me?" Her voice trembled. "Those powerful demons are really strong. Old Hedgehog said they can fly and disappear into the earth, and they can swallow small demons like us whole in one gulp..."

Chen Anran did not answer, but instead called out "Lu Kong" without turning her head.

Lu Kong walked out from the crowd, his face still bearing his usual smile.

"Uncle-Master, did you call me?"

Chen Anran asked, "Can it be resolved?"

Lu Kong's smile deepened.

"Okay. Leave it to me."

The little deer stood to the side, watching the smiling man. Her fluffy deer ears perked up and then tucked back. She was a little confused. This man didn't seem very capable. Could he really do it?

"Um..." she began cautiously, "those powerful demons are really amazing, the old hedgehog said they—"

"Little Deer Girl," Lu Kong turned to her, smiling, "Do you know what I'm best at?"

The fawn shook its head.

"What I do best is make those who think they're incredibly capable seem less capable."

After saying that, Lu Kong turned and walked into the depths of the mountains and forests.

He walked slowly, almost like an old man taking a stroll after dinner. But as Little Deer watched his back, she suddenly noticed that his gait was rather strange.

With each step he took, his figure faded a little more.

One more step, and it becomes even lighter.

When he took the third step, his figure had faded to the point of being like a wisp of smoke, which was then blown away by the mountain wind and disappeared into the twilight.

The little deer rubbed its eyes.

You read that right.

The person is gone.

"He...he...he..." Little Deer pointed in the direction Lu Kong had disappeared, her tongue seemingly tied in knots, "Where did he go?"

Qi Lan, standing to the side, looked completely unsurprised: "What's the big deal? It would be strange if he didn't even have this much skill."

"That's all you've got?" The little deer's eyes widened. "That's what you call 'that's all you've got'?"

Feng Lie thought for a moment, then nodded seriously in agreement: "For this senior, it is indeed quite normal."

The little deer opened her mouth, as if to say something, but found herself at a loss for words. She turned her head and looked at the old hedgehog.

Supported by Xiao Ling'er, the old hedgehog lay half-reclined on a pile of dry grass, its cloudy old eyes filled with shock. It had lived for three hundred years, seen many powerful monsters, and even a few passing immortals, but this was the first time it had ever seen something disappear just as it was walking.

"Little Deer..." the old hedgehog's voice was weak but earnest, "Who...who are these people you brought back this time?"

The little deer scratched its head, its ears twitching as it said, "I... don't know either..."

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Night falls.

The group built a fire in the open space in front of the wooden house. Daoist Tianbao took out a pot from his storage bag, along with some rice, noodles, and dried meat, and started cooking porridge on the spot. Jiang Yan helped by chopping vegetables; his knife skills were quite good, and the slices of meat he cut were evenly thick. Qi Lan sat by the fire, poking at the flames with a twig in her hand. The firelight reflected on her face, illuminating her amber-colored vertical pupils.

Xiao Ling'er and Wei Yiran sat on a rock, whispering to each other.

Feng Lie squatted by the fire, staring longingly at the porridge in the pot, his stomach growling.

Feng Changyuan leaned against a tree trunk, closing his eyes to rest.

Feng Wen was sitting next to the old hedgehog, glancing at it every now and then. The life-extending pill had kept it alive, but its injuries were too severe; whether it could pull through depended on itself.

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Huiming held the prayer beads and chanted the scriptures softly.

Chen Anran stood by the fire, gazing at the distant mountains and forests.

He was waiting for Lu Kong to return.

Although he knew that with Lu Kong's strength, there were very few people who could hurt him, knowing that was one thing, he still waited.

The little deer squatted at the door of the cabin, her fluffy ears standing straight up, turning left and right to listen. She had been in this position for half an hour without moving an inch.

"Sister Little Deer," Little Ling'er couldn't help but call out to her, "Come in and sit for a while, it's cold outside."

The little deer shook its head, its eyes still fixed on the direction of the mountains and forests: "I'm waiting for Lu... Lu what was it again?"

"Land and air," Xiao Ling'er reminded her.

"Yes, the Immortal of Land and Sky." The little deer nodded. "I'm waiting for him to come back. He helped me save people; I can't just stay here resting."

Xiao Ling thought for a moment, then ran over and squatted down next to her: "Then I'll wait with you."

The little deer looked down at her, a smile appearing on its dirty little face: "Okay."

Beside the fire, Feng Lie held a bowl of porridge, blowing on it as he ate. After a couple of sips, he suddenly remembered something, looked up, and asked, "Do you think Senior Lu can find those great demons?"

No one answered him.

Feng Lie lowered his head sheepishly and continued drinking his porridge.

Just then, a commotion suddenly came from deep in the mountains and forests.

The commotion was immense, as if something was rapidly approaching. The sounds of trees snapping, bushes being crushed, and heavy objects hitting the ground blended together, growing ever closer.

The fawn's ears suddenly perked up.

She stood up and looked towards the dark forest. Her furry deer ears twitched frantically, trying to catch every subtle sound.

Then, she saw it.

A figure emerged from the darkness.

Land and air.

He was still wearing that blue Taoist robe, his face still wore that usual smile, and his gait remained unhurried. The only difference was that he was now dragging a rope behind him.

A string of things was tied to the rope.

No, it's not a thing.

It's a monster.

One by one, strange monsters appeared, big and small, fat and thin, some with horns, some with tails, some covered in fur, and some covered in scales. They were strung together with ropes like a string of fish that had been caught, and followed Lu Kong dejectedly, some of them sobbing softly.

At the end of the rope, there was an even larger one attached.

It was a gigantic black bear spirit, standing at least two zhang tall, its entire body as black as ink, with blood-red eyes. But at this moment, this giant bear was lying on the ground, being dragged along by a rope, unable to move, whimpering like a wronged puppy.

Lu Kong walked to the fire, stopped, and glanced back at the string of monsters.

"Stand still," he said casually, as if he were instructing a group of disobedient children.

The group of monsters quickly stood in a line, heads bowed, not daring to breathe. It would be unnatural to say there weren't any brainless troublemakers among them.

That troublemaker was a wild boar spirit, thick-skinned and tough. Even when tied up with ropes, he wouldn't behave, muttering curses under his breath.

"Do you know who I am? I'm from the Immortal Alliance! You'd better release me now, or you'll regret it!"

Lu Kong turned around and looked at him with a smile.

"Oh? From the Immortal Alliance?"

"That's right!" Seeing Lu Kong's expression, the boar demon assumed he was afraid and became even more arrogant. "I'm from the Tianxuan Palace! Do you know the Tianxuan Palace? It's the palace in the Immortal Alliance that specifically manages the affairs of the demon race! Our palace master is a great demon in the Nascent Soul stage! If you dare to touch me, you're going against the entire Tianxuan Palace!"